Silversun Pickups - Swoon

This is the second album from Silversun pickups. I loved their debut "carnarvas" and the single 'lazy eye' was possibly my favourite song of 2007 ( i think that is when i first heard it ). Although i must admit the first ten times i listened to it i wasn't sure if the lead singer was male or female. Brian Aubert is in fact male ( the name is a dead giveaway ) and has a very Billy corganesque tone to his voice. In fact the first album was compared to early smashing pumpkins stuff like "Gish" and small parts of "Siamese Dream". So they definetely have a 'sound', all distorted guitar, brooding tones and melancholy lyrics. This second album is not a departure sound wise from the first but i think it is far moodier and darker at the start before easing up a bit by the final few tracks. Single "Panic Switch" is great as is the opener "There's no secrets this year".